Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

hoptree

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: hop-tree
IPA

12

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Ptelea trifoliata, a shrub or small tree in the Rutaceae family, native to North and Central America.

Etymology

From hop + tree, since its bitter fruit could be used as a substitute for hops.

Inflected Forms

hoptrees (plural)

Synonyms

wingseed

Questions

What does hoptree mean?: Ptelea trifoliata, a shrub or small tree in the Rutaceae family, native to North and Central America.
Where does hoptree come from?: From hop + tree, since its bitter fruit could be used as a substitute for hops.

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